State-of-the-art technology is one of the ways the Tampa General Hospital Cancer Institute provides the highest-quality care and improves patient outcomes. The TrueBeam system ensures cancer patients get the exact dose of radiation, precisely where they need it.
With multiple locations in Palm Beach County, the TGH Cancer Institute has experienced tremendous growth since its establishment in 2021, providing patients across Florida with high-quality, compassionate care and the lifesaving resources of one of Florida’s leading academic medical centers.
The Tampa General Hospital (TGH) Cancer Institute, which has several locations in Palm Beach County, recently earned a three-year accreditation from the Commission on Cancer (CoC), a quality program established by the American College of Surgeons (ACS). With this accreditation, the TGH Cancer Institute is recognized for meeting 34 quality care standards, taking a multidisciplinary approach to delivering high-quality, patient-centered cancer care and demonstrating a commitment to improving patient outcomes and quality of life for all cancer patients.
“We set out to build a cancer institute of the future that excels in cancer research, clinical investigations, prevention and control and we have spent the past several years devoting significant energy and resources and acquiring the brightest talent to bring that vision to life,” said John Couris, president and CEO of TGH. “Our team is tremendously proud of this accreditation, which is a testament to the unparalleled expertise and quality of care we offer our patients and community across the continuum of cancer care services.”
TGH’s demonstrated commitment to the highest-quality cancer care is giving new hope and resources to patients across the state. The TGH Cancer Institute has expanded to several Palm Beach County locations staffed by specially trained physicians and nurses to increase the community’s access to world-class, innovative cancer care. TGH experts partner with patients to manage all aspects of their cancer care journey – from diagnosis to survivorship and everything in between. Should advanced treatment be needed, local patients who see TGH Cancer Institute doctors in Palm Beach County can now seamlessly transfer to TGH through the TGH Health Ambassador Program. Patients who receive treatment on the West Coast return home to receive follow-up care from their local doctors.
“The TGH Cancer Institute is dedicated to providing the most advanced testing, next-generation research, therapies, treatment and patient care because we recognize the importance of treating the whole person, not the condition. When fighting cancer, every decision impacts patients’ lives and every advantage needs to be identified,” said Thomas Rutherford, M.D., medical director of the TGH Cancer Institute and professor and director of the Division of Gynecologic Oncology at the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine. “We are proud of the personalized care plans we provide to patients through our patient navigation program, which has helped us establish relationships with local oncologists, radiologists and other physicians to manage our patients’ care together. We also continue to invest in growing our services, as well as our physical footprint, to better support and reach more patients.”
CoC-accredited facilities diagnose and/or treat more than 70 percent of all newly diagnosed patients with cancer. The CoC accreditation provides the framework for accredited facilities to further enhance the quality of patient care through various cancer-related programs that focus on the full spectrum of cancer care, including prevention, early diagnosis, cancer staging, optimal treatment, rehabilitation, lifelong follow up for recurrent disease and end-of-life care.
TGH has created a framework of state-of-the-art services for patients in the Palm Beach County and Treasure Coast areas, with the expertise and innovation of a preeminent academic medical center.
TGH has been the primary teaching hospital of the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine since the school was created in the early 1970s. Today, more than 700 medical school residents and fellows receive specialty training at TGH in areas ranging from general internal medicine to neurosurgery. In addition, USF medical, nursing, pharmacy, and physical therapy students all receive part of their training at TGH. Faculty of the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine admit and care for patients at TGH, as do private practice physicians, many of whom also serve as adjunct clinical faculty at USF.
To learn more, please visit TGH.org/Cancer.
